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Alex Rider
Series · 28
books · 2000-2023

Books in series

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#0.4

The White Carnation

2013

A short story about Yassen Gregorovich and one of his contracted jobs. As part of the Horowitz live event in June, each participating school was sent a reading resource document to prepare for the event. What’s even more exciting is that document contained an exclusive Alex Rider short story, The White Carnation.
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#0.5

Christmas at Gunpoint

2006

A story taking place before Stormbreaker. Alex remembers when he and his uncle were at a ski resort in Gunpoint, Colorado for Christmas and he almost found out the truth about his double identity. First published in The Daily Mail. But now available on Anthony's website or in the U.S.'s fully loaded anniversary edition of Stormbreaker.
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#1

Stormbreaker

2000

They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood.
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#1.25

Resistance to Interrogation

2006

Stormbreaker bonus chapter fitting in somewhere between Chapters 5&6. Follows Alex and the SAS unit undergoing interrogation resistance training.
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#1.5

A Taste of Death

2012

This short story follows the events of Point Blanc and can be found on Anthony's website (see official URL) Alex once again stumbles headfirst into crime - this time right into the middle of a prison breakout while on the way to his dentist appointment.
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#2

Point Blank

2001

Alex Rider, teenage superspy, is back. Fourteen-year-old Alex is back at school trying to adapt to his new double life... and double homework. But MI6 have other plans for him. Armed with a false ID and a new collection of brilliantly disguised gadgets, Alex must infiltrate the mysterious Point Blanc Academy and establish the truth about what is really happening there. Can he alert the world to what he finds before it is too late?
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#2.10

Tea with Smithers

2019

Alex is invited to have tea with Derek Smithers. Tea with Smithers is a short story published as part of the [Secret Weapon](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43211352-alex-rider) short story collection. It is set at some point after Point Blanc.
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#2.25

Alex in Afghanistan

2019

Alex in sent to Afghanistan to find proof of a nuclear weapon. Alex in Afghanistan is a short story published as part of the Secret Weapon short story collection. It is set after the events of Point Blanc and before High Tension (also called Quite a Ride and/or Incident in Nice).
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#2.5

Quite a Ride

2009

In this thrilled, action-packed 13-page E-special, Alex Rider's training is put to the test! Just a few months into his new life as Britain’s top superspy, Alex Rider is in need of some serious r&r. But what should have been a fun, relaxing vacation on the south of France turns deadly. Alex will need to use all of his training to get out of this tight spot, because there’s more than just his life at stake in this nail-biting story.
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#3

Skeleton Key

2002

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex has managed to save the world. And twice, he has almost been killed doing it. But now Alex faces something even more dangerous. The desperation of a man who has lost everything he cared his country and his only son. A man who just happens to have a nuclear weapon and a serious grudge against the free world. To see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power, he will stop at nothing. Unless Alex can stop him first... Uniting forces with America's own CIA for the first time, teen spy Alex Rider battles terror from the sun-baked beaches of Miami all the way to the barren ice fields of northernmost Russia. From the author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty .
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#3.5

Spy Trap

2019

Alex and John Crawley are on their way home from the airport when they have a car accident. Alex wakes up in a hospital with no memory and struggles to put things together. Spy Trap is a short story published as part of the [Secret Weapon](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43211352-alex-rider) short story collection. It is set directly following the events of Skeleton Key.
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#4

Eagle Strike

2003

ROGUE AGENT! Sir Damian Cray: Millions adore him. He is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famous vintage pop star. But still it's not enough - not if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. Alex has seen his share of evil masterminds in the short time he's been an agent of MI6. But in the past, Alex has always had the backing of the government. This time, he's on his own. Can one teenager convince the world that the most popular man on earth is a madman bent on destruction - before time runs out?
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#4.5

Secret Weapon

2003

A criminal Alex has put away before (Skoda from Chapter 2 in Point Blanc) seeks revenge. This story was previously published with the same name and was set between Skeleton Key and Eagle Strike. In this newly published version, this is set after Eagle Strike, there are name changes and the plot has been expanded. The new edition is available in the short story collection, Secret Weapon.
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#5

Scorpia

2004

Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?
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#6

Ark Angel

2005

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series! Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them. From the author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty .
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#6.5

Alex Underground

2008

Short story following the events of Ark Angel.
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#7

Snakehead

2007

, 398 pages, SIGNED by Anthony Horowitz on the title page, the seventh Alex Rider story
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#7.5

Coda

2007

Bonus chapter of Snakehead.
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#8

Crocodile Tears

2009

It's just another day in the life of an average kid. If you're Alex Rider, that is. A con artist has realized there is big money in charity: the bigger the disaster, the greater the money flow! So that is what he will produce: the biggest disaster known to man, all thanks to genetically modified corn that can release a virus so potent it can knock out an entire country in one windy day. But Alex Rider will face whatever it takes - gunfire, explosions, hand-to-hand combat with mercenaries - to bring down his most dangerous adversary yet. Often imitated, never equaled, the series that triggered a reading phenomenon is back, exhilarating and addictive as ever.
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#9

Scorpia Rising

2011

Scorpia has dogged Alex Rider for most of his life. They killed his parents, they did their best to con Alex into turning traitor, and they just keep coming back with more power. Now the world's most dangerous terrorist organization is playing with fire in the world's most combustible land: the Middle East. No one knows Scorpia like Alex. And no one knows how best to get to Alex like Scorpia. Until now. The chases have never been more intense, the fights more treacherous, or the risks so perilous to mankind. And this time, Alex won't get away. Watch a Video
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#10

Russian Roulette

2013

Alex Rider is actually the end of the story. Yassen Gregorovich was the beginning. Alex Rider’s life changed forever with one bullet and the pull of a trigger. Alex Rider’s life changed forever with the silent pull of a trigger. When Ian Rider died at the hands of the assassin Yassen Gregorovich, Alex, ready or not, was thrust into the world of international espionage—the world’s only teenage spy. Alex vowed revenge against Yassen and the two have battled ever since. Yet, years ago, it was none other than Alex’s own father who trained and mentored Yassen, turning him into the killer he would eventually become. What makes us choose evil? Why did one boy choose to kill while another chose to risk his life to save others? In some ways, Alex Rider and Yassen Gregorovich are mirror images of each other. Yet the paths they traveled turned them into mortal enemies. This is Yassen’s story. A journey down a darkened path.
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#11

Never Say Die

2017

Five weeks after the events of Scorpia Rising, Alex is living in San Francisco, slowly recovering from the death of his best friend and caregiver, Jack Starbright, at the hands of terrorists. Alex feels lost and alone, but then, out of the blue, he receives a mysterious email. It's just three words long—but it's enough to make him believe that Jack may be alive after all. Armed with this tiny glimmer of hope, Alex boards a flight bound for Egypt. But the deadly organization Scorpia isn't finished yet. As Alex searches for Jack, the pieces of a dangerous puzzle start to emerge... The theft of the world's most powerful helicopter; evil twin brothers brought up in the Mafia; an operation called "Steel Claw." Somehow they're connected and Alex has to find out how if he is to prevent a new terrorist plot. From a deserted fort in Egypt to a luxury yacht in the South of France and an abandoned mine in the Welsh valleys, Alex has to untangle a web of threats and cryptic clues as he fights to discover the truth.
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#12

Nightshade

2020

Get ready for action, adrenaline and adventure in this explosive, brand new Alex Rider mission by bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz. In this adrenaline-fuelled adventure in the number one bestselling series, Alex Rider is sent by MI6 Special Operations, to infiltrate a new and sinister organisation known only as Nightshade. Alex is on his own, with the fate of thousands of people resting in his hands.
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#12

Alex Rider

Secret Weapon

2019

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. An essential collection of seven explosive Alex Rider stories by number one bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz. Ever since MI6 recognized his potential, Alex Rider has constantly been thrust into the line of danger. From a routine visit to the dentist that turns into a chase through the streets of London, to a school trip with a deadly twist, no day has ever been ordinary for the teenage super-spy. This collection of seven thrilling adventures features familiar and new assailants from the best-loved world of Alex Rider, and also includes three, brand new and action-packed adventures.
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#14

Nightshade Revenge

2023

The world’s bestselling teenage spy takes on a new and daring mission. This much-awaited new book in the bestselling Alex Rider series continues Alex’s fight against the deadly assassins encountered in the last book, Nightshade. Alex still has unfinished business with this sinister group made up of brainwashed children, not least trying to reunite MI6 chief Mrs Jones with her long lost son and daughter. The adventure takes us deep into the life-changing world of augmented reality, where even Alex will struggle to succeed against the technology. With daring chase scenes, a brilliant immersive gaming sequence, and a nail-biting final showdown, this new adventure brings the world’s best-loved teen superspy his biggest challenge yet. Praise for Nightshade: "Pacy and ingenious." — The Sunday Times "Anthony Horowitz is on cracking form here: the plot is gripping, the characters—both familiar and new—are fully fleshed, and it sparkles with his characteristic wit. We could do with Alex Rider now..." —Daily Mail
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Alex Rider

Mission Files

2004

This is an essential guide to the exciting missions of teenage spy Alex Rider, featuring blueprints, data files, foldout posters and more. Resembling an MI6 secret dossier, these classified documents reveal the inside story of British Intelligence's secret weapon: 14-year-old Alex Rider. Packed with information about every aspect of his missions to date, "The Mission Files" is an unbeatable guide to the teen super-spy's adventures. It includes five full-size, double-sided posters and two booklets containing everything you need to know about codes and spycraft.
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#1-5

Alex Rider Boxed Set, #1-5

2002

This volume includes; [Stormbreaker,](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136782.Stormbreaker) [Point Blanc,](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224500.PointBlank) [Skeleton Key,](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103983.SkeletonKey) [Eagle Strike](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175004.Eagle_Strike) and [Scorpia.](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542414.Scorpia) Alex Rider is an orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author! _[ 1\. Stormbreaker](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136782.Stormbreaker)_ They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood. _[ 2\. Point Blanc](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224500.PointBlank) When an investigation into a series of mysterious deaths leads agents to an elite prep school for rebellious kids, MI6 assigns Alex Rider to the case. Before he knows it, Alex is hanging out with the sons of the rich and powerful, and something feels wrong. These former juvenile delinquents have turned well-behaved, studious—and identical—overnight. It's up to Alex to find out who is masterminding this nefarious plot, before they find him. _[ 3\. Skeleton Key](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103983.SkeletonKey) Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex has managed to save the world. And twice, he has almost been killed doing it. But now Alex faces something even more dangerous. The desperation of a man who has lost everything he cared for: his country and his only son. A man who just happens to have a nuclear weapon and a serious grudge against the free world. To see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power, he will stop at nothing. Unless Alex can stop him first... Uniting forces with America's own CIA for the first time, teen spy Alex Rider battles terror from the sun-baked beaches of Miami all the way to the barren ice fields of northernmost Russia. _[ 4\. Eagle Strike](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/175004.EagleStrike) Sir Damian Cray is a philanthropist, peace activist, and the world's most famous pop star. But still it's not enough. He needs more if he is to save the world. Trouble is, only Alex Rider recognizes that it's the world that needs saving from Sir Damian Cray. Underneath the luster of glamour and fame lies a twisted mind, ready to sacrifice the world for his beliefs. But in the past, Alex has always had the backing of the government. This time, he's on his own. Can one teenager convince the world that the most popular man on earth is a madman bent on destruction-before time runs out? _[ 5\. Scorpia](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542414.Scorpia)_ Alex Rider, teen spy, has always been told he is the spitting image of the father he never knew. But when Alex learns that his father may have been an assassin for the most lethal and powerful terrorist organization in the world, Scorpia, his world shatters. Now Scorpia wants Alex on their side, and Alex no longer has the strength to fight them. That is, until he learns of Scorpia’s latest plot: an operation known only as “Invisible Sword” that will result in the death of thousands of people. Can Alex prevent the slaughter, or will Scorpia prove once and for all that the terror will not be stopped?
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Stormbreaker / Point Blanc / Skeleton Key / Eagle Strike / Scorpia / Ark Angel / Snakehead / Crocodile Tears / Scorpia Rising

2009

Alex rider collection set

Author

Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz
Author · 100 books

Anthony Horowitz, OBE is ranked alongside Enid Blyton and Mark A. Cooper as "The most original and best spy-kids authors of the century." (New York Times). Anthony has been writing since the age of eight, and professionally since the age of twenty. In addition to the highly successful Alex Rider books, he is also the writer and creator of award winning detective series Foyle’s War, and more recently event drama Collision, among his other television works he has written episodes for Poirot, Murder in Mind, Midsomer Murders and Murder Most Horrid. Anthony became patron to East Anglia Children’s Hospices in 2009. On 19 January 2011, the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle announced that Horowitz was to be the writer of a new Sherlock Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive an official endorsement from them and to be entitled the House of Silk. http://us.macmillan.com/author/anthon...

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